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Title: The Roman News by Andrew Langley, Phillip Desouza, Philip De Souza, Anton Powell, Philip Steele, Various Artists ISBN: 0-7636-0341-4 Publisher: Candlewick Press Pub. Date: August, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Roman Inquirer
Comment: This book imitates the typical newspaper format. An index indicates the various events that were pivotal for the development of Roman culture and government.
The events portion is set up chronologically, but the other sections cover societal topics such as sports, political life, women's pages, food pages.
The graphics are colorful and include illustrations, charts, and maps in imitation of modern newspapers and magazines.
It was interesting to us and it is our belief that the similarity to modern print media will intrigue students.
Rating: 3
Summary: Wanted to like it more than I did
Comment: This thin book is certainly very attractive with its many graphics and easygoing style and probably in the end does stimulate interest for younger readers to try to find out more. It would have been nice however if some controversial conclusions about Roman history were not presented as fact. For example, it is not universally agreed that Romulus was an historical person or that 753 BC is the actual date of the founding of the city. While I fully realize that the conceit of the book is that it is supposed to be a view of the world as the Romans themselves saw it, that does not excuse giving wrong information. Anyway, the Romans certainly did not use the term BC which is freely used here. And these are not the only cases. It would have been nice if the Colosseum were also given its proper name for example, the Flavian Amphitheater. It is surprising to see Diocletian criticized for dividing the empire as this is not universally considered harmful by historians. And so on. I'm not entirely sure I agree with the ordering of the book either. Initially it goes in chronological order and then this is totally abandoned as one skips ahead to Constantine, then back to Vespasian, forward to Hadrian, etc. Overall, the book is worth buying, but an annotated guide to go with it would be quite helpful.
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Title: The Greek News by Anton Powell, Philip Steele, Various Artists ISBN: 0763603406 Publisher: Candlewick Press Pub. Date: August, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Egyptian News by Scott Steedman, Philip Steele ISBN: 0763604232 Publisher: Candlewick Press Pub. Date: March, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Aztec News by Philip Steele, Scott Steedman ISBN: 0763604275 Publisher: Candlewick Press Pub. Date: March, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Roman Record: Hot News from the Swirling Mists of Time (Newspaper Histories Series) by Paul Dowswell, Karen Tomlins ISBN: 0746027532 Publisher: E D C Publications Pub. Date: March, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: The Viking News: Treasure Seekers! by Rachel Wright, Richard Hall ISBN: 0763612928 Publisher: Candlewick Press Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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